Minnesota appeals court protects felon voting rights after finding a lower court judge overstepped

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47% : It was an unusual step because nobody involved in those cases ever asked him to rule on the constitutionality of the law.
23% : Quinn had said the law was unconstitutional in a pair of October orders in which he sentenced two offenders to probation, but warned them they are not eligible to vote or register to vote -- even though the law says they are.

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